Amazon Music Turns Up The Heat With 30 Exclusives

Almost daily we get a press release announcing how Music Service X is differentiating itself from the competition. Since its missing Universal Music and a lot of current hits, Amazon Prime Music can't have the deepest catalog, but it can make its users feel 'special' with exclusives.

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Amazon today announced AmazonAcoustics, a collection of 30+ original acoustic recordings available exclusively for streaming on Prime Music and purchase on Amazon.

“We are always looking for unique ways to make Prime Music the best destination for our listeners – offering original, exclusive recordings is one way we’re raising the bar on the music listening experience,” stated Steve Boom, VP of Digital Music for Amazon. “

The full track listing for Amazon Acoustics can be found below.

Newly-written songs:

Deer Tick—“Grandfather Song”

Freedom Fry—“Dreams”

Hey Marseilles—“Absolutes”

Jill Andrews—“Could’ve Been”

Marc Roberge (of O.A.R.)—“Give Me the World”

Rodney Crowell—“Reckless”

Ron Sexsmith—“Circling Round The Drain”

Ruby the RabbitFoot—“I Hate You”

Newly-recorded songs:

A Silent Film—“I Ran (So Far Away)”

Ashley Monroe—“Pink Houses”

Blue October—“Congratulations (Acoustic)”

Clayton Anderson —“Small Town”

The Districts —“Ashes to Ashes”

Five For Fighting —“What the World Needs Now is Love”

Galactic featuring John Boutte—“Does It Really Make A Difference (Acoustic)”

The Griswolds —“Sugar”

Hamilton Leithauser —“Astronaut”

Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders—“To Keep And To Be Kept (Acoustic)”

Jessie Baylin —“He Needs Me”

JJ Grey—“Brighter Days (Acoustic)”

John Hiatt—“Dust Down a Country Road (Acoustic)”

Joshua Radin —“True Colors”

Matthew Vasquez (of Delta Spirit) —“Tell Me Why”

Michelle Branch —“Creep”

Nick Lowe—“I Read A Lot (Acoustic)”

Peter Matthew Bauer (of The Walkmen) —“Prince Johnny”

Rebelution—“Too Rude (Acoustic)”

Sarah Borges—“On the Corner (Acoustic)”

Surfer Blood —“Hey Ya!”

Tokyo Police Club—“Argentina (Part 1) (Acoustic)”

Train—“Give It All (Acoustic)”

Vérité —“John My Beloved”

For a limited time, all Amazon customers will be able to listen to a selection of the songs on Amazon Acoustics through a pop-out player found at the top of every page on Amazon. Prime members can listen to the entire collection in Prime Music, which can be accessed through the Amazon Music app or on the web at www.primemusic.com, with tracks also available to download.

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